Pats Pulpit
A look at how the draft is impacting the Patriots’ 90-man roster.
The NFL Draft has arrived, and the New England Patriots were entering it with 71 players on their active roster. This originally left 19 spots to be filled by draft selections, of which the team originally had eight, as well as rookie free agent signings.
Needless to say, substantial change was coming from the first round on Thursday night on. In order not to get lost, and to find out where the new players fit onto the roster, please make sure to regularly revisit this regularly updated Patriots depth chart.
Quarterback (4): Drake Maye (10), Jacoby Brissett (14), Bailey Zappe (4), Nathan Rourke (13)
Running back (5): Rhamondre Stevenson (38), Antonio Gibson (21), Kevin Harris (36), JaMycal Hasty (39), Ke’Shawn Vaughn (43)
Wide receiver (10): Kendrick Bourne (84), DeMario Douglas (3), Ja’Lynn Polk (--), K.J. Osborn (2), JuJu Smith-Schuster (7), Tyquan Thornton (11), Jalen Reagor (83 | KR), Kayshon Boutte (80), T.J. Luther (82), Kawaan Baker (86)
Tight end (4): Hunter Henry (85), Austin Hooper (81), Mitchell Wilcox (87), La’Michael Pettway (46)
Offensive tackle (8) Michael Onwenu (71), Chukwuma Okorafor (77), Caedan Wallace (--), Calvin Anderson (76), Conor McDermott (75), Vederian Lowe (59), Tyrone Wheatley Jr. (72), Andrew Stueber (64)
Interior offensive line (7): Cole Strange (69), David Andrews (60), Sidy Sow (62), Jake Andrews (67), Atonio Mafi (68), Nick Leverett (51), Michael Jordan (74)
Interior defensive line (9): Christian Barmore (90), Davon Godchaux (92), Deatrich Wise Jr. (91), Keion White (99), Armon Watts (94), Daniel Ekuale (95), Jeremiah Pharms Jr. (98), Sam Roberts (96), Trysten Hill (97)
Defensive edge (4): Matthew Judon (9), Anfernee Jennings (33), Josh Uche (55), William Bradley-King (52)
Linebacker (6): Ja’Whaun Bentley (8), Jahlani Tavai (48), Sione Takitaki (16), Raekwon McMillan (50), Christian Elliss (53 | ST), Joe Giles-Harris (44 | ST)
Cornerback (8): Christian Gonzalez (0), Jonathan Jones (31), Marcus Jones (25 | PR), Alex Austin (28), Shaun Wade (26), Marco Wilson (19), Isaiah Bolden (29), Azizi Hearn (42)
Safety (6): Kyle Dugger (23), Jabrill Peppers (5), Marte Mapu (15), Jaylinn Hawkins (32), Joshuah Bledsoe (24), Brenden Schooler (41 | ST)
Specialists (3): Chad Ryland (37 | K), Bryce Baringer (17 | P | H), Joe Cardona (49 | LS)
The Patriots’ biggest holes on the roster were at quarterback, left tackle, and outside wide receiver. The expectation was that all three of those positions would be addressed early in the draft, with the QB spot the first domino to fall: New England selected North Carolina passer Drake Maye with the third overall pick in the first round.
